Stars vs. Islanders NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 26

The Dallas Stars (43-17-11) visit the New York Islanders (40-27-5) on Thursday, March 26, with both teams coming off a loss. The sportsbooks have made the Stars solid favorites at -122 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Islanders are at +102.

Dallas' most recent game was a 6-4 home loss against the New Jersey Devils on March 24. The Stars got three points each out of Jason Robertson (one goal and two assists) and Wyatt Johnston (two goals and one assist).

New York lost 4-3 at home against the Chicago Blackhawks in its most recent game on March 24. Eight Islanders skaters had one point each in that outing, including Bo Horvat (one assist) and Matthew Schaefer (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which squad will bring home the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Islanders Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and New York Islanders, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Islanders 4 - Stars 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Islanders Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Stars-Islanders matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-122)
• Underdog: Islanders (+102)

Stars Betting Insights

• In the 55 times this season the Stars have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 33-22 in those games.
• Dallas is 31-21 (victorious in 59.6% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter.
• The Stars have a 55.0% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In 38 games this season, Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Islanders Betting Insights

• This season the Islanders have won 26 of the 44 games, or 59.1%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New York has a record of 20-14, a 58.8% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +102 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The Islanders have a 49.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 36 of 72 games this season.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas has scored the eighth-most goals in the NHL (239 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Stars are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 192 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank second.
• Its +47 goal differential is the third-best in the league.
• The 63 power-play goals the Stars have scored this season lead the NHL (on 217 power-play chances).
• Dallas' 29.03% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• The three shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank 25th among NHL teams.
• Dallas has the league's 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.93%).
• Dallas has the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52%.
• The Stars have a 13.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks second in the league.

Islanders Key Stats

• New York's 205 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• The Islanders have one of the top defenses in the league, allowing 201 total goals (2.8 per game), fourth in the NHL.
• it has the 16th-ranked goal differential in the league at +4.
• The Islanders have 35 power-play goals (23rd in NHL) on 213 chances.
• New York scores on 16.43% of its power plays, No. 29 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Islanders have nine.
• The 81.25% penalty-kill percentage of New York is 10th in the league.
• At 52.2%, New York has the league's sixth-best faceoff win rate.
• The 10.1% shooting percentage of the Islanders is 28th in the league.